2/09/2009 @ 1:15PM

In Pictures: The Biggest Solar Energy Plants

In the race to power America’s homes, solar companies are employing a variety of designs, some of which incorporate vast collections of photovoltaic cells that turn the sun’s energy directly into electricity. Others use concentrating solar power designs that use mirrors to focus light on a single point to boil water and create steam to drive conventional turbines. Heres a look at the three largest solar projects today, and eight more big projects in the works.